This story is weird, but in interesting ways (and if you are trying to avoid ever setting eyes on profanity, then I must ask you to avert them now). First, Superman was depicted as grunting in a recent comic book. Here’s the relevant panel:

Christian comic book readers and shop owners. Join us in the Grant Morrison Boycott. Action Comics #1 is a slap in the face to Superman, Christians and Superman creators Siegel and Shuster!!…It grieves me to see a liberal Scottish schmuck like Grant Morrison take these liberties. I’m sorry, Superman would NEVER take God’s name in vain.

I was wrong about some things. Mainly about calling Grant Morrison a “liberal Scottish schmuck”. I have apologized for this numerous times in these posts and do so again right now. I’m sorry Mr. Morrison. I do want to clear something up though. When I used “Scottish” I in no way ever meant that as a racial slur. Poor choice of words? Absolutely. The last time I looked Grant Morrison and I were both Caucasian.

Clearly he should have looked up “schmuck” at the same time that he should have looked up GD.

This story is bizarre, and I apologize for the vulgarity (and pseudovulgarity) that needed to be quoted in order to share it with you. But since Superman comics and Christian comic book store owners are definitely an example of religion and science fiction intersecting, I thought it worth sharing. Presumably there is nothing else I need to add except “WTH?” which as you all know is the internet abbreviation for “What on earTH is wrong with some people?”

People often do not realize how vulgar certain Yiddish swear words are. I suspect that is because they are not bleeped out by censors. I actually heard “schm-ck” used from a pulpit once. I had to inform the pastor that rather than something tame like “doofus” it is basically the equivalent of calling someone a “d-ckhead.”

Aaron

People often do not realize how vulgar certain Yiddish swear words are. I suspect that is because they are not bleeped out by censors. I actually heard “schm-ck” used from a pulpit once. I had to inform the pastor that rather than something tame like “doofus” it is basically the equivalent of calling someone a “d-ckhead.”

Anonymous

When did the Scottish become non-Caucasians? And is he implying that the term “Scottish” is a perfectly good racial slur in certain contexts?

This guy is a real d–fus!

Scott__F

When did the Scottish become non-Caucasians? And is he implying that the term “Scottish” is a perfectly good racial slur in certain contexts?

This guy is a real d–fus!

Anonymous

Nothing like that good, old Christian love, charity, and forgiveness showing just want a lovely religion the store owner practices. Kinda’ reminds me of the Inquisition. I guess as a theist, I’ll have to find this artist’s work and buy a few, just to show this G-D fool he is not in charge of censoring anybody.

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Nothing like that good, old Christian love, charity, and forgiveness showing just want a lovely religion the store owner practices. Kinda’ reminds me of the Inquisition. I guess as a theist, I’ll have to find this artist’s work and buy a few, just to show this G-D fool he is not in charge of censoring anybody.

MORRiS Jurgensen

@Scott__F -In the past calling things Scottish was a reference to poor quality as in “Scotch” tape, called that because when it was invent it didn’t stick very well..of course today we value you it for that very reason.

MORRiS Jurgensen

@Scott__F -In the past calling things Scottish was a reference to poor quality as in “Scotch” tape, called that because when it was invent it didn’t stick very well..of course today we value you it for that very reason.